Saturday, June 28, 2008

This morning Mom got an email about my SAT subject history test. The news is good, I got a 700 out of 800! Praise God!!! Yay!!! Now I just need a score for the AP....In other news, I saw Prince Caspian again today with Martin, Paulie, and Dad. Again, this movie is awesome! Seeing it for a second time, I was able to catch more details such as the quick appearance of a Bulgy Bear sucking his paw.In other other news, this may be my last post for about five days (unless I can think of something this evening), because I'm leaving for camp tomorrow with my youth group. We're heading to Louisiana Tech in Ruston for the Student Life Camp, which should be fun.Until I return,Lady Brainsample

North Korea's Kim Jong-il: "We will see a better relationship between the U.S. and the Korean Peninsula with Obama, who sternly criticizes Bush and who would meet the leader of Chosun without preconditions."Libya's Moammar Gadhafi: Obama should "be proud of himself as a black and feel that all Africa is behind him."Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega: Obama's "laying the foundations for a revolutionary change" in America.Cuba's Fidel Castro: "the man who is doubtless, from the social and human points of view, the most progressive candidate to the U.S. presidency."

America, these are communist dictators! Do you want someone with the support of tyrants to be our next president?As for me, in the words of our late great Charlton Heston: "I'll give you my gun when you take it from my cold, dead hands."

"A conservative believes that our inalienable rights do not include housing, healthcare or Hummers.A conservative believes that our inalienable rights DO include the pursuit of happiness. That means it is guaranteed to no one.A conservative believes that those who pursue happiness and find it have a right to not be penalized for that success.A conservative believes that there are no protections against the hardship and heartache of failure. We believe that the right to fail is just as important as the chance to succeed and that those who do fail learn essential lessons that will help them the next time around.A conservative believes in personal responsibility and accepts the consequences for his or her words and actions.A conservative believes that real compassion can't be found in any government program.A conservative believes that each of us has a duty to take care of our neighbors. It was private individuals, companies and congregations that sent water, blankets and supplies to New Orleans far before the government ever set foot there.A conservative believes that family is the cornerstone of our society and that people have a right to manage their family any way they see fit, so long as it's not criminal. We are far more attuned to our family's needs than some faceless, soulless government program.A conservative believes that people have a right to worship the God of their understanding. We also believe that people do not have the right to jam their version of God (or no God) down anybody else's throat.A conservative believes that people go to the movies to be entertained and to church to be preached to, not the other way around.A conservative believes that debt creates unhealthy relationships. Everyone, from the government on down, should live within their means and strive for financial independence.A conservative believes that a child's education is the responsibility of the parents, not the government.A conservative believes that every human being has a right to life, from conception to death.A conservative believes in the smallest government you can get without anarchy. We know our history: The larger a government gets, the harder it will fall."

Thank you, Glenn! Your newsletters are one of the highlights of my day!

They get all dressed up and have a photo shoot! I had my godsister over, so we got into our medieval-ish garb and Mom took around 200 pictures of us. Of course, some of them were junk, so these are the best of the best. And, all of these are the raw pictures. I haven't edited a single one of em.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

"The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Those words were given new life when the Supreme Court announced they had come to a decision regarding the District of Columbia vs. Heller case in the first high court voice on central gun control issuses for two centuries. In a five to four ruling, the court reaffirmed an individual's right to bear arms, especially in the home for self defense. It struck down the DC handgun ban, and will probably have similar effects for bans in other cities.See also:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_gunshttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,372041,00.html

Monday, June 16, 2008

As one of my friends loves pointing out, I am a blonde and often miss the completely obvious...this time being I do actually have something else worthwhile to post that was completely underneath my nose.I realized after I did my previous post that I do have an announcement... *ominous music*It's audition season again.....This year the audition is for Seussical at the _______, and we have to have a song and a monologue prepared. I've already decided to do a monologue I've done before (Mabel Chiltern from An Ideal Husband) but I still have around six or seven choices I'm deciding among for the song!I have the Prayer, a Celine Dion song that was used in Quest for Camelot.Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear, from the Muppet Show,Rainbow Connection from the Muppet Movie,Moon River, from Breakfast At Tiffany's,Looking Through Your Eyes, from Quest for Camelot,Diva's Lament, from Spamalot,and finally, Walking After Midnight, a classic Patsy Cline song.

Because I've been racking my brain for something to post, and this just came up, I'd like to make a quick shout out to one of my best friends (you know who you are) who just started watching Lost. I'd like to welcome you to the Lost fan community, and look foward to whatever theories you will come up with.I'd also like to take a moment to thank some other fellow Losties including Mom and Dad, RB, SM, TS, LT, and SS. I've enjoyed discussing and debating the show with y'all and I hope we'll discuss and debate it for many years after the show ends.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

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5 Goals I am currently working on:1. reading the Bible and praying every day2. reading all of my unread books3. getting in shape for the WDW half marathon4. getting my *cough cough* laundry done regularly...5.

5 People that come up most often in my Normal Conversation:1. my pets2. my brothers3. characters from Lost/Lotr/Narnia/other fictional people4. political people that I like to rant about5. historical people

Thursday, June 5, 2008

The title of "world's bestselling mystery" belongs to the classic And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie, the queen of crime. The story starts with the account of how ten people came to an island for various reasons. They soon find out they are each accused of a murder that cannot be proved and that they are trapped on the island. The only clues as to what is going on are a record accusing them and an old nursery rhyme known as the Ten Little Indians.

One by one, people are killed in perfect accordance to the nursery rhyme. A thorough search of the island clearly points out that one of them must be the murderer and planner of this scheme, but it is impossible to prove who it is. As they dwindle in number, life on the island becomes full of terror, suspicion, and alertness as each fights for his life.

This book is amazing. Just when the reader thinks he has figured out who the murderer is, something happens that throws the whole theory off. Even as the last of the ten dies, he doesn't really know who the murderer is. If it weren't for a revelation in the epilogue, we would have an unsolvable mystery.

I conform to non-conformity. I am myself because everyone else is taken. I am a paradox wrapped in an oxymoron smothered in contradictions in terms. I am who I am and say what I feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.